
Thank you for your support!
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Using a credit card
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Writing us a check
- Please make check payable to Tides Center.
- You must include “POLST (#1148)” in the memo line in order for your donation to make it to our account.
- Send to:
National POLST
c/o Tides Center
P.O. Box 889385
Los Angeles, CA. 90088-9385
(updated November 2021)

Chart reflects 2020-2021 sources of funding
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National POLST’s main source of income, by far, is grants (about 94%), an indication of the worthiness of our mission and projects in the eyes of many foundations. However, grant awards are all short-term “soft money”: when the project is completed, so is the funding. (View our supporters.) We have no endowment or sustained source of funds.
Our next largest source of income (~5%) is modest donations from about half of the state POLST programs.
Only about 1% is from individual donors including those on the Leadership Council. Every bit matters, makes a difference, and is much appreciated. Thank you for considering a donation.
None (0%) of our budget is derived from industry.
Terms and conditions
National POLST is a fiscally sponsored project of Tides Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. No goods or services are received in consideration of this gift. The Federal Tax ID# for Tides Center is 94-3213100. Your gift may be tax-deductible pursuant to §170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. Please visit www.tides.org/state-nonprofit-disclosures for additional information.